Source code for adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Kattni Rembor for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

"""
`adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c`
====================================================

Module for using I2C with I2C RGB LCD Shield or I2C RGB LCD Pi Plate

* Author(s): Kattni Rembor

Implementation Notes
--------------------

**Hardware:**

* `RGB LCD Shield Kit w/ 16x2 Character Display - Negative Display
  <https://www.adafruit.com/product/714>`_ (Product ID: 714)

* `RGB LCD Shield Kit w/ 16x2 Character Display - Positive Display
  <https://www.adafruit.com/product/716>`_ (Product ID: 716)

* `Adafruit RGB Negative 16x2 LCD+Keypad Kit for Raspberry Pi
  <https://www.adafruit.com/product/1110>`_ (Product ID: 1110)

* `Adafruit RGB Positive 16x2 LCD+Keypad Kit for Raspberry Pi
  <https://www.adafruit.com/product/1109>`_ (Product ID: 1109)

**Software and Dependencies:**

* Adafruit CircuitPython firmware for the supported boards:
  https://circuitpython.org/downloads

* Adafruit's Bus Device library:
  https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice

"""

import digitalio
from adafruit_mcp230xx.mcp23017 import MCP23017
from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd import Character_LCD_RGB

__version__ = "0.0.0-auto.0"
__repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CharLCD.git"


[docs]class Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(Character_LCD_RGB): """RGB Character LCD connected to I2C shield or Pi plate using I2C connection. This is a subclass of `Character_LCD_RGB` and implements all of the same functions and functionality. To use, import and initialise as follows: .. code-block:: python import board from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c import Character_LCD_RGB_I2C i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA lcd = Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(i2c, 16, 2) """ def __init__(self, i2c, columns, lines, address=None): # pylint: disable=too-many-locals """Initialize RGB character LCD connected to shield using I2C connection on the specified I2C bus with the specified number of columns and lines on the display. """ if address: mcp = MCP23017(i2c, address=address) else: mcp = MCP23017(i2c) self._left_button = mcp.get_pin(4) self._up_button = mcp.get_pin(3) self._down_button = mcp.get_pin(2) self._right_button = mcp.get_pin(1) self._select_button = mcp.get_pin(0) self._buttons = [ self._left_button, self._up_button, self._down_button, self._right_button, self._select_button, ] for pin in self._buttons: pin.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.UP) super().__init__( mcp.get_pin(15), mcp.get_pin(13), mcp.get_pin(12), mcp.get_pin(11), mcp.get_pin(10), mcp.get_pin(9), columns, lines, mcp.get_pin(6), mcp.get_pin(7), mcp.get_pin(8), mcp.get_pin(14), ) @property def left_button(self): """The left button on the RGB Character LCD I2C Shield or Pi plate. The following example prints "Left!" to the LCD when the left button is pressed: .. code-block:: python import board from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c import Character_LCD_RGB_I2C i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA lcd = Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(i2c, 16, 2) while True: if lcd.left_button: lcd.message = "Left!" """ return not self._left_button.value @property def up_button(self): """The up button on the RGB Character LCD I2C Shield or Pi plate. The following example prints "Up!" to the LCD when the up button is pressed: .. code-block:: python import board from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c import Character_LCD_RGB_I2C i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA lcd = Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(i2c, 16, 2) while True: if lcd.up_button: lcd.message = "Up!" """ return not self._up_button.value @property def down_button(self): """The down button on the RGB Character LCD I2C Shield or Pi plate. The following example prints "Down!" to the LCD when the down button is pressed: .. code-block:: python import board from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c import Character_LCD_RGB_I2C i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA lcd = Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(i2c, 16, 2) while True: if lcd.down_button: lcd.message = "Down!" """ return not self._down_button.value @property def right_button(self): """The right button on the RGB Character LCD I2C Shield or Pi plate. The following example prints "Right!" to the LCD when the right button is pressed: .. code-block:: python import board from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c import Character_LCD_RGB_I2C i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA lcd = Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(i2c, 16, 2) while True: if lcd.right_button: lcd.message = "Right!" """ return not self._right_button.value @property def select_button(self): """The select button on the RGB Character LCD I2C Shield or Pi plate. The following example prints "Select!" to the LCD when the select button is pressed: .. code-block:: python import board from adafruit_character_lcd.character_lcd_rgb_i2c import Character_LCD_RGB_I2C i2c = board.I2C() # uses board.SCL and board.SDA lcd = Character_LCD_RGB_I2C(i2c, 16, 2) while True: if lcd.select_button: lcd.message = "Select!" """ return not self._select_button.value